Arizona Laws 28-413. Reciprocal driver license agreement; foreign countries
A. The department may waive the requirements for a written examination and the driving examination required pursuant to section 28-3164 for an operator of a motor vehicle who holds a valid driver license issued by a foreign country in which the operator previously resided and who applies for an initial driver license in this state as an original applicant, if all of the following conditions are met:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-413
- Department: means the department of transportation acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Director: means the director of the department of transportation. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Driver: means a person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Driver license: means a license that is issued by a state to an individual and that authorizes the individual to drive a motor vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Operator: means a person who drives a motor vehicle on a highway, who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle on a highway or who is exercising control over or steering a vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- State: means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Arizona Laws 28-101
1. The director determines that the standards of the foreign country for licensing operators of motor vehicles are substantially similar to those of this state.
2. The foreign country extends the same reciprocal driver license application privileges to persons licensed in this state.
3. The director and the foreign country have exchanged letters or other documentation to confirm the reciprocal extension of privileges to operate motor vehicles.
4. The original applicant under this section complies with the mandatory motor vehicle insurance provisions of chapter 9, articles 1 and 4 of this title.
B. A person who holds a valid driver license that meets the requirements of subsection A of this section may apply to the department for a class D, G or M license. The person applying for the original license shall present the foreign country driver license to the department on successful application.
C. The department shall publish on its public website a current list of foreign countries for which reciprocal operating privileges have been extended and withdrawn.
D. This section does not apply to commercial driver licensing.